{"id":2939,"date":"2021-06-02T01:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T01:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:46:04","slug":"bti-242-the-actual-role-of-marketing-with-shannon-fable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-242-the-actual-role-of-marketing-with-shannon-fable\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI #242: The Actual Role of Marketing with Shannon Fable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19327253\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4427553\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>We have a special episode for you today. As we were going back through our archives, I found this interview with Shannon Fable back in 2019 for a separate podcast that I used to run called the FITposium podcast<em>.<\/em> As I was re-listening to this interview, I realized this was such an in depth, powerful interview about marketing and how we chose to market our brand and services, I knew I needed to share this with you. So, let&#8217;s dive in.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Fable is a fitness business consultant and serves as chair of the board for American Council on Exercise&#8217;s (ACE). 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